15 U.S. Code § 1603 - Exempted transactions

(1)Credit transactions involving extensions of credit primarily for business, commercial, or agricultural purposes, or to government or governmental agencies or instrumentalities, or to organizations.

(2)Transactions in securities or commodities accounts by a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(3)Credit transactions, other than those in which a security interest is or will be acquired in real property, or in personal property used or expected to be used as the principal dwelling of the consumer and other than private education loans (as that term is defined in section
1650(a) of this title), in which the total amount financed exceeds $50,000.

(4)Transactions under public utility tariffs, if the Bureau determines that a State regulatory body regulates the charges for the public utility services involved, the charges for delayed payment, and any discount allowed for early payment.

(5)Transactions for which the Bureau, by rule, determines that coverage under this subchapter is not necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

For requirement of inflation adjustment of dollar amounts in par. (3) of this section, see section 1100E(b) ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note below.

References in Text

The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in par. (7), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended. Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 1070 et seq.) of chapter
28 of Title
20, Education, and part C (§ 2751 et seq.) of subchapter
I of chapter
34 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1001 of Title
20 and Tables.

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section
552a of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Section 701(c) ofPub. L. 97–320, as amended by Pub. L. 97–457, § 31,Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2511, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] and subsection (b) [enacting section
1099 of Title
20, Education] shall be effective with respect to loans made prior to, on, and after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 15, 1982].”

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–221effective on expiration of two years and six months after Mar. 31, 1980, with all regulations, forms, and clauses required to be prescribed to be promulgated at least one year prior to such effective date, and allowing any creditor to comply with any amendments, in accordance with the regulations, forms, and clauses prescribed by the Board prior to such effective date, see section 625 ofPub. L. 96–221, set out as a note under section
1602 of this title.

Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System authorized to make exceptions to requirements of this subchapter for transactions within an area in which the President has determined that a major disaster exists, if Board determines that exception can reasonably be expected to alleviate hardships to the public that outweigh possible adverse effects, see section 2 ofPub. L. 103–76, set out as a note under section
4008 of Title
12, Banks and Banking.

Adjustments for Inflation

Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100E(b),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2111, provided that: “On and after December 31, 2011, the Bureau [of Consumer Financial Protection] shall adjust annually the dollar amounts described in sections 104(3) and 181(1) of the Truth in Lending Act [15 U.S.C. 1603(3), 1667(1)] (as amended by this section), by the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, or $1,000, as applicable.”